1. Chapter 16-1 Chapter 16 BUSINESS & SOCIETY Ethics and Stakeholder Management Carroll & Buchholtz 6e Business and Society: Ethics and Stakeholder Management, 6e Carroll & Buchholtz Copyright ©2006 by South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning. All rights reserved Prepared by Deborah Baker Texas Christian University  EMPLOYEE STAKEHOLDERS and WORKPLACE ISSUES

2. Chapter 16-2 1. Identify the major changes occurring in the workforce today. 2. Outline the characteristics of the new social contract between employers and employees. 3. Explain the employee rights movement and its principles. 4. Discuss the employment-at-will doctrine. 5. Discuss the right to due process and fair treatment. 6. Describe the actions companies are taking to make the workplace friendlier. 7. Elaborate on the freedom-of-speech issue and whistle-blowing. Chapter 16 Outcomes

3. Chapter 16-3 Chapter 16 Outline  The New Social Contract  The Employee Rights Movement  The Right Not to Be Fired Without Cause  The Right to Due Process and Fair Treatment  Freedom of Speech in the Workplace  Summary

4. Chapter 16-4 The Changing Social Contract Old Social ContractNew Social Contract Job securityFew tenure arrangements Life careers with one employerFew life careers; changes common Loyalty to employerLoyalty to self PaternalismRelationships far less familial Sense of entitlement Personal responsibility for one’s job future Stable, rising incomePay for “value added” Focus on individual accomplishments Focus on team building and projects

5. Chapter 16-5 Job-Related Rights The right not to be fired without just cause The right to due process and fair treatment The right to freedom, particularly freedom of expression and freedom of speech The rights to privacy, safety, and health in the workplace

6. Chapter 16-6 Whistle-Blowing Corporat e Employer Loyalty Obedience Confidentiality Employe e Traditional (Has certain rights) Public Employe e Corporat e Employer Whistle blowing Responsibility (Has certain rights) Emerging

7. Chapter 16-7  1978 Civil Service Reform Act  alternative dispute resolution (ADR)  collective bargaining  due process  employee rights  employment-at-will doctrine  enterprise rights  False Claims Act  good cause norm  good faith principle  hearing procedure  implied contracts  mandatory arbitration  Michigan Whistle-Blowers Act of 1981  ombudsman  outplacement  open-door policy  peer review panel  private property  public policy exception  social contract  statutory rights  whistle-blower Selected Key Terms